The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2027
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:56 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.93° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.00° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.